Dan Mold

Dan Mold

News contributor

Dan Mold has worked in publishing since 2011 and has been the deputy editor of some the UK’s favorite photography magazines. In addition to cameras, he has a strong passion for music and is an expert on all things guitar.

Frequently swapping out pickups, soldering in new capacitors and tinkering to find the perfect tone – he’s become the go-to guy in his family when it comes to changing guitar strings, adjusting truss rods and intonation. For all things guitar, Dan’s your man!

Latest articles by Dan Mold

Fender Strobo-Sonic Tuner Pedal
"Where it truly triumphs is in its versatility and value proposition": Fender Strobo-Sonic Pro Tuner Pedal review

By Dan Mold Published

Fender gets serious about the tuner pedal at last

Guitar Pedals
Roland Orzabal's hardback 320-page memoir 'Welcome To Your Life' on a starry background
“The story he’s never told — the band, the fame, the heartbreak, the healing. And yes, the astrology”: Tears For Fears’ Roland Orzabal writes his first-ever autobiography and it's an astrological memoir

By Dan Mold Published

Welcome To Your Life: Love, Death and Tears For Fears hits shelves on August 4th

Artists
Phoebe Lunny of The Lambrini Girls playing a surf green guitar on the shoulders of a person outdoors in a crowd at a festival, Dog Day Afternoon Festival 2023 at Crystal Palace Park
A fractured neck and "acute brain injury" leads to the Lambrini Girls pulling six weeks of US shows

By Dan Mold Published

Lambrini Girls frontwoman banned from flying and performing for six weeks

Artists
A GIF of the cryptic video hosted on MATTHS Youtube channel
Cryptic VHS tapes mailed to fans hints at a Boards of Canada revival

By Dan Mold Published

“I’m 99.9999% recurring sure this is legit”: Youtuber MATTHS finds it increasingly harder to refute the connection between Boards of Canada and the cryptic VHS tapes that have been turning up randomly at customers of Bleep.com just a few days ago

Artists
Jackson Custom Shop Misha Mansoor Surfcaster
Misha Mansoor's Jackson Custom Shop USA Signature Baritone Surfcaster 6-string is finally revealed

By Dan Mold Published

Misha Mansoor's long-awaited signature baritone Surfcaster is finally revealed and inspired much of the upcoming Periphery album – but it comes with a catch – it costs a cool $9K!

Guitars
PRS Limited Edition Mango Wood Guitars
PRS brings a mango top to six of its popular models with a 1200 unit limited edition run

By Dan Mold Published

PRS reveals a limited mango-topped run of six its popular guitar models with only 1200 in total to go around

Guitars
Taylor Swift singing on stage holding a gold microphone with lights in a stadium behind her
UMG, home to Taylor Swift, Drake, Elton John and other stars receives record $63bn buyout offer

By Dan Mold Published

Bid for the world’s largest music group proposes to “address” UMG's share price issues

Music Industry
Kanye West wearing sunglasses and wearing a black shirt
Wireless Festival cancelled and tickets refunded after UK Government blocks Kanye West’s entry to the UK

By Dan Mold Published

Ye’s controversial comments come back to haunt him as UK entry is blocked causing Wireless Festival to pull the plug this summer

Artists
Sky Ferreira holding a microphone on stage with red light on her and blue lights on the background
“I hate to break it to you, but your favourite artist records my old songs”: Sky Ferreira seemingly fires shots at Charli xcx on social media

By Dan Mold Published

Star drops shade on X

Artists
Gary Numan in 2024 playing a live show dressed in black with red stage lights behind and holding a Les Paul guitar
Gary Numan claims to be “90% deaf”

By Dan Mold Published

Electro-pop pioneer reveals that at the age of 68, he’s even been forced to stop flying

Artists
A close-up of James Gadson playing drums
“The beat goes on, but the pocket will never be the same": Stars pay tribute to James Gadson

By Dan Mold Published

Legendary funk, soul and disco drummer has died, aged 86

Drummers
Abasi Córdoba Stage 7 nylon string guitar press image
“Engineered for modern electric players seeking authentic nylon tine without the traditional limitations of classical instruments”: Abasi’s nylon 7-string opens for pre-orders

By Dan Mold Published

NAMM 2026: The long-awaited Abasi Córdoba Stage 7 nylon string guitar makes its debut in California

Guitars
JBL BandBox Trio press image
"A brand new amp and speaker with AI vocal and instrument separation tech": JBL’s new BandBox makes it easier than ever to craft the perfect backing track

By Dan Mold Published

NAMM 2026: JBL’s new BandBox uses the same instrument separating AI principles that gave us new Beatles music

Guitar Amps
Magnatone Slash the Lil’ Viper 8-watt combo amp press image
“Its sound kicks the ass of amps three times its size”: Slash’s latest Magnatone Lil’ Viper 8-watt combo can go toe-to-toe with the big boys

By Dan Mold Published

NAMM 2026: Slash teams up with Magnatone once more to create a tiny 8-watt amp with plenty of bite

Guitar Amps
A lifestyle press image of the Sterling By Music Man StingRay Baritone SR50 in Toluca Lake Blue leaning against a Marshall amp in an empty room with concrete walls
“A deeper low-end presence within the StingRay lineup”: Sterling by Music Man launches its first ever baritone electric guitar

By Dan Mold Published

NAMM 2026: Sterling by Music Man reveals the company’s first-ever baritone electric guitar, refreshes its popular Luke series and we get two new signature models

Guitars
Synergy Machine Learning Power Amp Dave Friedman IR-LOAD Amplifier press image on white
“Our amplifier learns your cabinet’s impedance through controlled sweeps and continues to monitor it in real-time”: Synergy’s Power Amp Machine-Learning tech could be 'revolutionary'

By Dan Mold Published

NAMM 2026: Rise of the robots! Synergy’s latest amplifier uses cutting-edge Machine-Learning tech to fuse punchy tube tones with solid state conveniences

Guitar Amps
Chris Buck RS02CB Revstar Signature Electric Guitar in Honey Gold
“The truest conduit between the acoustic resonance of the guitar and its electric voice” says Chris Buck of the custom P90-style pickups in his new signature Yamaha Revstar

By Dan Mold Published

NAMM 2026: Music Radar’s Best New Guitarist 2017 Chris Buck gets his own signature Yamaha Revstar, while Yamaha also debuts a new Pacifica SC body shape and two 60th Anniversary editions

Guitars
Faith Guitars Nexus Neptune and Venus 2026
“For those seeking acoustic power, projection and an enormous amount of volume": Faith unleashes a slew of updates and new models at NAMM

By Dan Mold Published

NAMM 2026: Faith Guitars reveals its new Nexus Venus and Neptune electro-acoustics – and they look out of this world!

Acoustic Guitars
The Epiphone Fatouma Diawara SG has a Malian graphic finish
“Everybody can play it... Just bring your own energy”: Fatoumata Diawara’s signature SG wears her Malian roots proudly on its horns

By Dan Mold Published

NAMM 2026: Push/pull coil splitting and phase shifting for the genre-breaking fusion fun

Guitars
Press release images of a Blackstar Beam Mini Desktop Bluetooth Guitar Amplifier on a white background
Blackstar unveils the Beam Mini – it’s portable, desktop-friendly, and as the first guitar amp to allow players to load Neural Amp Modeller captures, it's a game-changer too

By Dan Mold Published

NAMM 2026: Out this spring, the Beam Mini gives guitarists access to more than 200,000 neural captures created by the Tone3000 commuity

Guitar Amps
A close-up of the new Arc Tilt tremolo bridge on a Strandberg guitar
"Rethinking motion, balance, and response": Strandberg’s new Arc TILT tremolo has been designed from the ground up for a more natural, expressive and inspiring playing experience

By Dan Mold Published

NAMM 2026: Strandberg reveals brand-new Arc TILT tremolo system for smooth motion and stable pitch control – debuts on two of its most popular headless 6-string guitar models

Guitars

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